Monthly Archives: August 2008

Quatro coisas importantes

Posted on August 31, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

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USCIS Posts Guide to the Redesigned Naturalization Test

Posted on August 28, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

The USCIS website has a series of resources on the new Naturalization test.
Most importantly, who has to take the new test? From the website:

If an applicant:

Applies BEFORE October 1, 2008 and is scheduled for his or her naturalization interview BEFORE October 1, 2008, he or she will take the current test.
Applies BEFORE October 1, 2008 and is scheduled […]

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New I-751 Form (Petition to Remove the Conditions of Residence)

Posted on August 27, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

Beginning September 24, 2008, USCIS will only accept the revised form dated August 25, 2008, and will reject previous versions of the form as well as petitions filed with the incorrect Service Center.
The form itself is available from the USCIS website. It’s always a good idea to check out the USCIS forms page to make […]

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Clínica de Imigração - Boston

Posted on August 26, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

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Go deport yourself, revisited

Posted on August 23, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

After a brief trial period, ICE’s self-deportation project is being abandoned. After a three week run in five cities, only eight people came forward to take advantage of the program.
Why did they think this would work? They didn’t need to favor immigration reform to know this; common sense should have told them that people weren’t […]

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Test your civics knowledge!

Posted on August 18, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

One of the requirements of the naturalization process is that the prospective citizen show sufficient knowledge of civics. The Boston Globe recently ran an article with some questions that applicants might see in their citizenship exams — check it out to see how you do!

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Consular processing improvement

Posted on August 15, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

The National Visa Center will now accept online payments — via electronic transfer of savings or checking accounts– for visa processing. This should streamline an unwieldy, lengthy process.

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Another immigrant dies in ICE custody…

Posted on August 14, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

…due to a lack of treatment. A recent New York Times article details how an ICE detainee was denied medical treatment - or even a wheelchair — for months, despite terminal cancer and a broken spine.
But not to worry: according to Wyatt Detention Center’s direct of nursing,
“We treat each and every detainee in our custody […]

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September, 2008 Visa Bulletin

Posted on August 14, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

Once again, USCIS has made little progress in family categories, and third employment related category is unavailable. From the Department of State website.

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Why should US Citizens care about immigration enforcement?

Posted on August 9, 2008 By Joshua Paulin

Aren’t ICE agents just doing their job?
Aren’t the police here to help us?
Isn’t law enforcement justified in the actions it takes, because it goes after  “bad guys?”
Well, sometimes.
And sometimes ICE locks up US Citizens in its raids.
And sometimes the police brutalize the innocent.
And sometimes a culture of “us against them”  takes over law enforcement, and […]

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